# NTSB NYC80FGM18: Beech A35, N8519A, Zelienople, PA, May 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1980
- Place: Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Location: 40.7859° N, 80.1386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zelienople, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7859&lon=-80.1386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0896   80/5/1    ZELIENOPLE,PA       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N8519A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1880 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELIENOPLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   ZELIENOPLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- UNAPPROVED TYPE NOSE WHL ASSEMBLY INSTLD.NOSE WHL CAP SCREW MISG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8519A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8519A), registered now, S/N D-2019, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zelienople Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800501011189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501011189A), May 1, 1980: Beech A35, Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel fork separated from strut on landing roll. Found securing pin missing and bogus parts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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